Recordings of speeches given at the University of Virginia, 1991 and 1994.

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Recordings of speeches given at the University of Virginia, 1991 and 1994.

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Recordings of a Fall Convocation address by Professor Richard Rorty, 1991, including the presentation of the Thomas Jefferson Award to Professor Hugh P. Kelly; and remarks by University President John T. Casteen, 1994, at a dinner for retiring faculty.

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University of Virginia

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University of Virginia student from Lexington, Ky.; afterwards a Presbyterian minister and missionary to Brazil. From the description of Diploma awarded to John Rockwell Smith [manuscript], 1866 June 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647905124 Lt., C.S.A.; teacher, Norwood School, Nelson County, Va.; principal Select School, New York, N.Y. From the description of Diplomas of Waller Holladay [manuscript], 1858-1872. (University of Virginia). WorldC...

Casteen, John Thomas

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President of the University of Virginia. From the description of Oral history interview of John Thomas Casteen by Lisa G. Guernsey [manuscript], May 3, 1993. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647919946 ...

Kelly, Hugh P.

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University of Virginia. Thomas Jefferson Award.

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Rorty, Richard

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Richard McKay Rorty (1931-2007) is commonly described as one of the most influential thinkers of his era. A philosopher with a remarkably broad intellectual range, his work included the development of a distinctive brand of pragmatism as well as significant contributions to literary criticism, political theory, and other scholarly fields. He was also a public intellectual, writing for such publications as The Nation and The Atlantic. Rorty was born on October 4, 1931, in New York City. The son o...